Tariffs and economic conditions challenge citrus imports from southern hemisphere

The southern hemisphere import citrus deal is gradually coming to an end. With only less than two months to go until the U.S. domestic citrus season starts, summer imports will wrap up by the end of October. Tariffs have largely determined the...

Unravelling the thread from colonial England to Uruguay in Monica Perez’s art

Jasmine Haniff visited Monica Perez in her London studio to learn about wool, traces of empire, and Indigenous erasure in the Uruguayan artist’s work. When Uruguayan artist Monica Perez moved from Los Angeles to London to undertake an MA in...

Uruguay secures CAF loan for dam construction

Tuesday, September 9th 2025 - 09:51 UTC CAF's Sergio Díaz-Granados praised Uruguay's stability Uruguay's state-owned water company, OSE, has secured a US$130 million loan from the CAF-Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean to finance...

US set to overtake China as Uruguay’s top beef market

The United States is set to overtake China as Uruguay’s top market, fueled by firm demand and strong FOB (free on board) prices, while China’s dominance continues to erode after more than a decade at the top, the Agriculture Department’s Foreign...

Australia's milk production to decline amid global supply surge: report

SYDNEY, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- Australia's milk production is set to fall again this season, as global milk supply surges across other key dairy-exporting regions, an industry report said on Thursday. The RaboResearch division of Rabobank, an...

Verna Birkett

Verna I. Birkett, 94, Greenwood, passed away at her home unexpectedly on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025. A memorial service to celebrate Verna’s life will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025, at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Greenwood, with...

The True Threat of OpenAI

Books & the Arts / September 17, 2025 Karen Hao’s recent book on the company argues that its ambitions are not merely about scale or the market but the creation of a global force that rivals a colonial power of old. Ad Policy Open AI CEO Sam...

From Uruguay to Turnberry – The Return of “Aggressive Unilateralism”

The bicycle theory of trade suggests that the global trading system, much like a bicycle, must maintain steady momentum toward freer trade—any failure to move forward will condemn the multilateral system to topple over and fall due to pressures of...

Challenger pinpoints prospects holding 380 million barrels of oil in Uruguay block

London-listed Challenger Energy has pinpointed two key prospects that could hold 380 million barrels of recoverable oil in its shallow-water Pelotas basin block offshore Uruguay. The company's share price responded positively to this news and was...

Viridien and Challenger leveraging seismic tech to explore in North Sea, offshore Uruguay

Challenger Energy said in a Sept. 9 operational update that it had completed the first phase of a technical work program for the AREA OFF-3 Block offshore Uruguay. Activity mostly involved reprocessing, interpreting and mapping of 1,250 sq km of...

NASA Data, Trainings Help Uruguay Navigate Drought

Lee esta historia en español aquí. NASA satellite data and trainings helped Uruguay create a drought-response tool that its National Water Authority now uses to monitor reservoirs and guide emergency decisions. A similar approach could be applied...

Is India a 'Tariff King'? Not really

There is a widespread but fallacious perception that India's tariffs are inordinately high. There are subjective factors when it comes to a country like livability, public courtesy, or even how foreigners are welcomed. But tariffs are quantifiable...

Glasgow's New Pig Europe achieves carbon neutral status and outlines Net Zero am...

New Pig Europe, specialists in leak, drip, and spill solutions for workplaces, is proud to announce that it has achieved certified carbon neutral status, marking a major milestone in its ongoing journey to net zero. Through a partnership with...

NDC Energy Commitments Tracker finds that no countries across the world yet have a plan aligning with COP28

In 2025, all countries are due to submit updated or new Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) through 2035. These climate plans are a critical test of how governments are responding to the first Global Stocktake (GST-1). Released today, this...

Challenger Energy completes first phase of work offshore Uruguay

The AIM-traded company reported aggregate best estimate resources of around 380 million barrels from the two primary prospects, Benteveo and Amalia, with shallow water and reservoir depths expected to support relatively low development costs and...

"Mercosur will have a direct impact on the Spanish juice industry and fresh sector"

According to the Citrus Management Committee (CGC), the national employers' organization representing private exporters, the European Commission (EC) has overlooked this sector in its negotiations to ratify the treaty with Mercosur (Argentina,...

Chevron Takes Over Exploration Block offshore Uruguay

Challenger Energy Group PLC said it had completed the transfer of operatorship in Uruguay's AREA OFF-1 to Chevron Corp. The Caribbean and Atlantic-margin focused oil and gas company farmed out 60 percent of the block, one of two it holds offshore...

Uruguayan embassy marks bicentennial with zeal, highlights stronger relations with Qatar

Ashraf Siddiqui Doha At a gala dinner hosted at the Intercontinental Doha Beach Resort to celebrate Uruguay’s 200th Independence Day, Ambassador of Uruguay to Qatar HE Marcelo Gerona highlighted the strong and complementary relationship between...

Freetown Court Adjourns High-Profile Drug Manufacturing and Possession Case

Magistrate Augustine Brima Samura who presides over Pademba Road Court No.8 on Monday 8th September 2025 again adjourned the matter of Umaru Mansaray who is before the court on allegation of illicit drug possession and drug manufacturing....

Chile vs Uruguay Prediction and Betting Tips | September 9th 2025

Chile and Uruguay bring their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign to an end when they go head-to-head on Tuesday. Marcelo Bielsa’s men, who are without a win in their last five away games in the qualifiers, will travel to the Estadio...